I have a great new tradition to share, it's super Guanacastan. It's called "Bomba" and it only happens during traditional Costa Rican music. I witnessed this phenomenon yesterday at the huge García Family Reunion, even bigger than the one the night before. Family members would grab the mic from the DJ and yell ¡Bomba! and then say something funny- either improved or rehearsed.
This tradition started when at big Tican parties there would be a smoke bomb (hence Bomba) and someone would come over the mic pretending to be the omnipotent voice of God. This has evolved into people saying funny, amorous or mean quips in the middle of songs.
I have embraced this and have begun saying Bomba before almost everything I say. I don't think they find it as funny as I do, so this practice is soon to drop off, until I get home that is!
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